Focus Media Holding Ltd. (FMCN): Today's Featured Media Loser

Focus Media was a leading decliner within the media industry, falling 74 cents (-3.5%) to $20.51 on average volume.

Focus Media ( FMCN) pushed the Media industry lower today making it today's featured Media loser. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.5%. By the end of trading, Focus Media fell 74 cents (-3.5%) to $20.51 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1.9 million shares of Focus Media exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.4 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $20.21-$21.35 after having opened the day at $20.80 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $21.25. Other company's within the Media industry that declined today were: Inuvo ( INUV), down 6.7%, NTN Buzztime ( NTN), down 5%, SearchMedia Holdings ( IDI), down 4.5%, and A.H. Belo Corporation ( AHC), down 4.5%.

Focus Media Holding Limited, a multi-platform digital media company, operates liquid crystal display (LCD) network using audiovisual digital displays in China. Focus Media has a market cap of $2.72 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 8.5, below the average media industry P/E ratio of 18.3 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 3.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are seven analysts that rate Focus Media a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Focus Media as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, impressive record of earnings per share growth, increase in net income and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.

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Focus Media (Nasdaq:FMCN) hit a new 52-week high Friday as it is currently trading at $27.41, above its previous 52-week high of $27.32 with 749,097 shares traded as of 2:35 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 1.4 million shares over the past 30 days.

Focus Media (Nasdaq:FMCN) hit a new 52-week high Monday as it is currently trading at $26.91, above its previous 52-week high of $26.90 with 1.3 million shares traded as of 3:25 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 1.6 million shares over the past 30 days.